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Handycam Handbook HDR-CX550E/CX550VE/ XR550E/XR550VE 2 Read this firstSupplied items Using the camcorder Menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder and lens 3 About language settingOn recording Notes on playing back Discs recorded with HD image quality (high definition) Save all your recorded image data Notes on battery pack/AC Adaptor 4 Note on the camcorder/battery pack temperatureWhen the camcoder is connected to a computer or accessoriesThe model with * is equipped with GPS. If you cannot record/play back images, perform [MEDIA FORMAT] Notes on optional accessories About this manual, illustrations and on-screen displays Confirm the model name of your camcorder 5 Notes on useOn the drop sensor (HDR-XR550E/ XR550VE) Note on using the camcorder at high altitudes (HDR-XR550E/XR550VE) 6 Operation flow7 Advice for successful recording To get good results in recording Stabilizing your camcorder Zooming smoothly Evoking a feeling of spaciousness Accentuating movies with narration Using accessories 9 Table of contents12 Step 1: Charging the battery pack14 To remove the battery packClose the LCD screen. Slide the BATT (battery) release lever () and remove the battery pack (). To use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power source Charging the battery pack abroad Notes on the battery pack Notes on the AC Adaptor 15 Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time18 Step 3: Preparing the recording mediaSelecting the recording media for movies Selecting the recording media for photos 19 Getting started Touch [YES] .Recording media icon The recording medium is changed. To check the recording media settings Inserting a memory cardTypes of memory card you can use with your camcorderSize of memory card you can use with your camcorder Note direction of notched corner. Access lamp 20 To eject the memory cardOpen the cover and lightly push the memory card in once. Recording/Playback 21 RecordingFasten the grip belt. Open the LCD screen of your camcorder. 22 Recording moviesPress START/STOP to start recording.To stop recording, press START/STOP again. Data code during recording 24 Press MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp. Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully. 26 Useful functions for recording movies and Zooming Recording better images automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO)To cancel INTELLIGENT AUTO 27 Selecting high definition image quality (HD) or standard image quality (STD) Touch (MENU) [Show others] [ / SET] (under [SHOOTING SET] category). Touch [YES] . 28 Selecting the recording mode Touch (MENU) [Show others] [ REC MODE] (under [SHOOTING SET] category). Touch a desired setting. Touch . Prioritizing the subjectTouch the face with the double-lined frame again to cancel. 29 Capturing smiles automatically (Smile Shutter) Recording sound with more presence (5.1ch surround recording)Touch the face you want to record as priority. The double-lined frame is displayed. 30 Recording high quality photos during movie recording (Dual Rec)You can record photos during movie recording by pressing PHOTO. Recording in dark places (NightShot)Infrared port When you press NIGHTSHOT, appears, and you can record images even in total darkness. Press NIGHTSHOT again to cancel the NightShot function. 31 Recording in mirror modeControlling the image settings manually with the MANUAL dial Press MANUAL to activate the manual adjustment mode. Rotate the MANUAL dial to adjust the focus.Items you can assign to the MANUAL dial To assign the menu item to the MANUAL dial 33 Playback 34 Playing moviesVolume adjustment Previous To stop OPTION To fast-forward To pause/play Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie. 35 To adjust the sound volume of moviesWhile playing back movies, touch adjust with / . Viewing photosYour camcorder displays the selected photo. 36 Useful functions for playing movies and Searching for desired images by date (Date Index) Searching for desired scene by pinpoint (Film Roll Index) 37 Searching for desired scene by face (Face Index)Playing back a digest of your movies (Highlight Playback)38 To stop Highlight PlaybackTo pause, touch . To stop, touch or . To change the settings for Highlight Playback To save a scenario for Highlight PlaybackTouch (OPTION) [ SCENARIO SAVE] [YES] during Highlight Playback. To play back a saved Highlight Playback scenario To erase the saved Highlight Playback scenario To change music files 39 Using PB zoom with photos Play back the photo you want to magnify. Magnify the photo with T (Telephoto). Touch the screen at the point you want to display in the center of the displayed frame.The point where you touched on the screen is moved to the center of the display frame. 40 Playing back a series of photos (Slide show)41 Playing images on a TVConnecting a TV using [TV CONNECT Guide]42 Play back movies and photos on your camcorder (p. 33).Types of connection cables between your camcorder and TV Connecting to a high definition TV Connecting to a non-high-definition 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV When connecting to your TV via a VCR To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) When your TV is monaural (When your TV has only one audio input jack) When you connect with component A/V cable When you connect with HDMI cable When you connect with A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO If your TV/VCR has a 21-pin adaptor (EUROCONNECTOR) 43 Using BRAVIA SyncMaking good use of your camcorder 44 Deleting movies and You can free media space by deleting movies and photos from recording media. Touch (MENU) [Show others] [DELETE] (under To delete movies, touch [ DELETE] [ DELETE] or [ DELETE]. Touch and display the mark on the movies or photos to be deleted. Touch [YES] .To delete all movies/photos at one timeIn step 2, touch [ DELETE] [DELETE ALL]/[ DELETE ALL] [YES] [YES] . To delete all the movies/photos recorded on the same day at one time 45 Protecting recorded movies and photos (Protect)To protect all the movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time To undo the protection of movies and photos recorded on the same day at one time 46 Dividing a movieTouch (MENU) [Show others] [ DIVIDE] (under Touch the movie to be divided. Touch at the point where you want to divide the movie into scenes. Touch [YES] .Making good use of your camcorder 47 Capturing a photo from a movieTouch (MENU) [Show others] [PHOTO CAPTURE] (under [EDIT] category).The [PHOTO CAPTURE] screen appears. Touch the movie to be captured.The selected movie starts playback. Touch at the point where you want to capture.The movie pauses. Play and pause toggles as you press . Touch .When capturing is finished, the screen returns to pause.Adjust the capturing point with more precision after you selected the point with . Returns to the beginning of the selected movie Touch . 48 Dubbing/copying movies and photos from the internal recording media to memory cardDubbing movies Touch (MENU) [Show others] [MOVIE DUB] (under [EDIT] category).The [MOVIE DUB] screen appears. 49 Copying photos50 Using the Playlist of moviesCreating the Playlist To add all the movies recorded on the same day at one time 51 Playing the Playlist Touch (MENU) [Show others] [PLAYLIST] (under [PLAYBACK] category). Touch the movie you want to play back.To erase unnecessary movies from the Playlist To change the order within the Playlist 52 Using the GPS function (HDR-CX550VE/ XR550VE)57 Saving images in external media 59 Creating a disc with a DVD writer, recorder66 Using menus69 Menu lists (MANUAL SETTINGS) category (SHOOTING SET) category (PHOTO SETTINGS) category (PLAYBACK) category (EDIT) category 70 (OTHERS) category (MANAGE MEDIA) category (GENERAL SET) category 71 MANUAL SETTINGS (Items to adjust for scene condition)SCENE SELECTION FADERWHITE FADER BLACK FADER To cancel the fader before starting the operation, touch [OFF]. 72 WHITE BAL. (White balance)You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. AUTO OUTDOOR ( ) INDOOR () ONE PUSH ( ) 73 SPOT MTR/FCS (Spot meter/ focus)SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) SPOT FOCUS EXPOSURE 74 FOCUSTELE MACRO AE SHIFTYou can adjust the exposure manually. ON ( and the adjustment value) 75 WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)GOLF SHOT SMTH SLW REC (Smooth slow rec)To change the setting [TIMING] 76 SHOOTING SET (Items for customized shooting)/ SET REC MODE (Recording mode) GUIDEFRAME 77 STEADYSHOTCONVERSION LENS LOW LUX FACE DETECTION 78 PRIORITY SETTINGSMILE DETECTION SMILE SENSITIVITY AUDIO REC SET BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom microphone) MICREF LEVEL (Microphone reference level) AUDIO MODE 79 OTHER REC SET DIGITAL ZOOM AUTO BACK LIGHT DIAL SETTING NIGHTSHOT LIGHT X.V.COLOR WIDE SELECT 80 PHOTO SETTINGS (Items for recording photos)SELF-TIMER IMAGE SIZE 81 STEADYSHOTFLASH MODE FLASH LEVEL REDEYE REDUC (Redeye reduction) FILE NO. (File number) 82 PLAYBACK (Items for playback)VISUAL INDEX VIEW IMAGES DATE INDEX MAP (HDR-CX550VE/XR550VE) FILM ROLL FACE PLAYLIST HIGHLIGHT SCENARIO PLAYBACK SET / SET DATA CODECustomizing your camcorder DATE/TIME CAMERA DATA COORDINATES 83 DATE/TIMECAMERA DATA COORDINATES (HDR-CX550VE/ XR550VE) 84 EDIT OTHERS (Items for other settings) 85 MANAGE MEDIA (Items for recording media)MEDIA SETTINGS MEDIA INFO MEDIA FORMATTo prevent data on the internal recording media from being recovered REPAIR IMG.DB F. 86 GENERAL SET (Other setup items)SOUND/DISP SET VOLUME BEEP LCD BRIGHT LCD BL LEVEL (LCD backlight level) LCD COLOR DISPLAY SET 87 OUTPUT SETTINGS TV TYPE COMPONENT HDMI RESOLUTION DISP OUTPUT (Display output) 88 CLOCK/ LANG CLOCK SET AREA SET AUTO CLOCK ADJ (Auto clock adjustment) (HDR-CX550VE/XR550VE) AUTO AREA ADJ (Auto area adjustment) (HDR-CX550VE/XR550VE) SUMMERTIME LANGUAGE SET 89 POWER SETTINGS A.SHUT OFF (Auto shut off) OTHER SETTINGS Additional information 91 TroubleshootingOverall operations/Wireless Remote CommanderThe power does not turn on. The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on. The menu settings have changed automatically. Your camcorder gets warm. The supplied Wireless Remote Commander does not function. sensor. Another DVD device malfunctions when you use the supplied Wireless Remote Commander. 92 Batteries/power sources The power abruptly turns off. The /CHG (flash/charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged. The /CHG (flash/charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. 93 LCD screen/viewfinderMemory card Recording94 Photos cannot be recorded.The access lamp remains lit or flashing even if recording was stopped. The imaging field looks different. The flash does not work. The camcorder stops operating. 95 PlaybackPhotos cannot be played back. is indicated on an image on the VISUAL INDEX screen. No sound or only a quiet sound is heard during playback. The demonstration movies cannot be played. A movie is played back automatically. 96 Playing back images stored on memory card on other devicesImages cannot be played back or the memory card is not recognized. Editing movies/photos on your camcorderUnable to edit. Movies cannot be added in the Playlist. A movie cannot be divided. A photo cannot be captured from a movie. 97 Playback on the TVNeither image nor sound is played on the connected TV. The top, bottom, right, and left edges of images are trimmed slightly on a connected TV. The image appears distorted on the 4:3 TV. Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen of the 4:3 TV. Dubbing/Connecting to other devicesImages are not dubbed correctly. GPS (HDR-CX550VE/XR550VE)The camcorder is not receiving a GPS signal. The current location on the map of the camcorder is different from the actual current location. 98 Connecting to a ComputerPMB cannot be installed.Check the computer environment or installation procedure required to install PMB. PMB does not work correctly.Quit PMB and restart your computer. The camcorder is not recognized by the computer. Examples of functions that cannot be used simultaneouslyThe following list shows examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.Cannot use Because of following settings Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators99 C:(or E:) : (Self-diagnosis display) (Warning on the internal hard disk of the camcorder) (Battery level warning) (Warning indicator pertaining to battery pack temperature) (High temperature warning) (Low temperature warning) (Warning indicator pertaining to memory card) (Warning indicators pertaining to memory card formatting) 100 Description of warning messages103 Recording time of movies/number of recordable photosHD stands for high definition image quality, and STD stands for standard image quality. Expected time of recording and playback with each battery packRecording timeApproximate time available when you use a fully charged battery pack. Playing timeApproximate time available when you use a fully charged battery pack. 104 Expected recording time of moviesInternal memoryHigh definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Internal hard diskHigh definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and m (minute) Memory cardHigh definition image quality (HD) Standard definition image quality (STD) 105 Expected number of recordable photosInternal recording mediaYou can record the maximum 9,999 photos. Memory card 107 Using your camcorder abroadPower supply Viewing high definition image quality (HD) movies Viewing standard definition image quality (STD) movies On TV color systems 108 Setting to the local timeHDR-CX550VE/XR550VE World time difference 109 Maintenance and precautionsAbout the AVCHD formatWhat is the AVCHD format? Recording and playback on your camcorder About GPS (HDR-CX550VE/ XR550VE)110 On triangulating errorsOn the restriction of use of GPS on an airplane On the map data On the geographic coordinate system On copyright On the navigation function 111 About the memory cardOn the memory card adaptor On image data compatibility About the Memory Stick media 112 About the InfoLITHIUM battery packWhat is an InfoLITHIUM battery pack? To charge the battery pack To use the battery pack effectively About the remaining battery time indicator About storage of the battery pack About battery life 113 About x.v.ColorAbout handling of your camcorder Quick reference 119 Screen indicatorsUpper left Center Upper right Bottom 120 Parts and controls125 IndexD E F G H I L M A B C 126 NO P R S T U V W X Y Z
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